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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Iberia| > GB71892
Malaka, Iberia, c. 250 - 200 B.C.
|Iberia|, |Malaka,| |Iberia,| |c.| |250| |-| |200| |B.C.|, Malaka (today Málaga in Andalusia, Spain) was founded by Phoenicians from Tyre, c. 770 B.C. The name was likely derived from the Phoenician word for salt referring to salting of fish near the harbor. Malaka came under Carthaginian and then Roman rule. Malaca (the city's Latin name) flourished under Roman rule. A Roman theater was constructed. Malaca fell to the Visigoths but was recovered by Byzantine Empire 550 - 621.
GB71892. Bronze half unit, Villaronga-Benages 794 (R9), SNG BM Spain 385, Villaronga CNH 101/16, F, green patina, corrosion, pitting, earthen deposits, Malaka mint, weight 3.541g, maximum diameter 17.4mm, die axis 0o, c. 250 - 200 B.C.; obverse head of Vulcan right, wearing conical cap, tongs and neo-punic 'mlk' behind; reverse tetrastyle temple, statue in center, pellet in pediment; rare; SOLD











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